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Eric is now preparing to launch a new startup, Gnip. Details are scarce for now – Marcoullier isn’t saying what the new startup will do other than a hint on the site itelf – “Web 2.0 Infrastructure,” and a message that the service will launch in May.

The startup is already funded, he says, with a $1 million round from Foundry Group and SoftTech VC. Foundry Group’s Brad Feld and SoftTech VC’s Jeff Clavier are joining the board of directors of the company.

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OverviewGnip provides social media data for customers in sectors such as social media monitoring, business intelligence, government, and finance. The company was founded by Eric Marcoullier in March 2008 and is based in Boulder, Colorado with offices in has offices in San Francisco, New York, and Washington.

OverviewMyBlogLog was a social network for the blogger community that was based in part on interactions facilitated by a popular web widget that many members install on their blog.[1] Bloggers signed up for free accounts on MyBlogLog and could initiate a blog community for one or more blogs they authored.
MyBlogLog shut down by yahoo on May 24 2011.